Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloomis a British actor. After having his breakthrough as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he rose to fame by further appearing in epic fantasy, historical epic, and fantasy adventure films. His other roles include Legolas in The Hobbit trilogy, Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Paris in Troy, and Balian de Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 January 1977
CityCanterbury, England
Steve McQueen is my style hero. He's just cool, isn't he?
My mother's husband died when I was 4, and I thought he was my dad until I was 15 and found out that my legal guardian was my real dad. He kind of acted like my dad, anyway. But he wasn't with my mother living at home with us. It's an unusual kind of story, but it was cool because I had two dads for a while, and it was useful in creating the character in the movie.
When I realized that if I was an actor, I could be any character I wanted instead of just one particular, I was like, 'Wow, that's cool.'
I used to ride motorbikes and drive cars like everything was a racetrack; it was ridiculous. It wasn't because I thought it was cool; it was just because I loved living on the edge. But I've chilled.
The philosophy of Buddhism is connected to everything. So it probably does have some connection with acting, yes.
Everybody thinks I'm very clean and sort of upright, don't they?
I have good spacial awareness, and I'm pretty comfortable with a sword.
Men treat men differently than they would a woman.
I wish I could just be in the movies and still enjoy everything else like a normal person.
I am very different to how people think I am. It's the characters I play that they are responding to.
Sofia Coppola is wonderful, and I'd love to work with her.
Shakespeare is a wonderful language to speak, but it's also a world to get your mind into thematically.
Obviously, I'm not a singer. I don't consider myself a singer.
When I'm in the U.K. - and I'm here more than people would think - I tend to keep a very low profile.